Tao-Sheng's Commentary on the Lotus Sūtra: A Study and Translation (Suny Series in Buddhist Studies)

by Young-Ho Kim

(Chu) Tao-sheng stands out in history as a unique and preeminent thinker whose paradigmatic, original ideas paved the way for the advent of Chinese Buddhism. The universality of Buddha-nature, which Tao-sheng championed at the cost of excommunication, was to become a cornerstone of the Chinese Buddhist ideology. This book presents a comprehensive study of the only complete document by Tao-sheng still in existence.

394 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 1990

Reviews

[Marian · Rating 3 out of 5]

A nice Pre-Chan Chinese Buddhist text, being a commentary of Master Tao Sheng on the Saddharma Pundarika Sutra (Sutra on the Lotus Blossom of the True Dharma).